Menotti: The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi SCORE

Gia Carlo Menotti: "The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi" (dramatic cantata)

0:00 Introduction
0:58 BISHOP: "And now the night begins"
1:54 NUN: "My lord, there is no one near you, but I"
6:44 CHILDREN: "Good men, let us pass"
9:53 TOWNSPEOPLE: "Behold the singing children"
12:05 BISHOP: "Away, away!"
13:05 TOWNSPEOPLE: "Give them your blessing"
14:07 BISHOP: "Why did I let them leave?"
16:10 CHILDREN: "I shall kiss our Lord's tomb"
17:02 BISHOP: "The bat-like ships had hardly met the bleak horizon"
17:46 CHILDREN: "Mother, dear mother"
20:30 BISHOP: "I blessed them to their doom"
22:08 TOWNSPEOPLE: "Cursed be the shepherd"
24:38 NUN: "Do not fret, my brother"
28:08 ALL "Sleep, sleep in peace"

George London as The Bishop
Lili Chookasian as The Nun

The New England Conservatory Chorus as The Townspeople
Lorna Cooke de Varon, music director

Members of the Catholic Memorial & St. Joseph's High Schools Glee Clubs as The Children
Berj Zamkochian, music director

The Boston Symphony Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf, music director

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